This is how you treat the ski gear that loves you? Well, it's as sad about the end of winter as you are, and after a long season of abuse, capped with muddy spring parking lots and the occasional air-to-unseen-dirt-patch beating, it could use some lovin'. Boots should be dried, buckled and stored in a cool, low-humidity environment. Skis should be thickly waxed to protect edges and bases from corrosion. While you're at it, maybe it's time to fine-tune your storage systems...